A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Crofton, Morgan
CROFTON. (Lieut., 1814. f-p., 10; h-p., 32.)
Morgan Crofton, born in 1793, is brother of Lieut. Thos. Crofton, R.N.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College, 18 Nov. 1805; and embarked, in Dec. 1808, as A.B., on board the St. Albans 64, Capts. Fras. Wm. Austen and Edw. Brace, in which ship he sailed with convoy for China; on his return whence in 1810, he served for 11 months at the defence of Cadiz, and was employed landing troops previous to the battle of Barrosa. On removing, in June, 1811, to the Poictiers 74, Capt. John Poo Beresford, he cruized for some time in the North Sea, and then proceeded to America; where he attended an expedition up the Potomac in 1813, as Acting-Lieutenant of the Diomede troop-ship, Capt. Chas. Montague Fabian. He eventually returned to the Poictiers in the latter capacity; and on 11 April, 1814, was confirmed into the Goliath 74, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland. His last appointment was, 16 Sept. following, to the Duncan 74, fitting for the flag of Sir J. P. Beresford, with whom he came home from the Brazils in 1815. Lieut. Crofton has not since been employed.
He married, in 1818, the second daughter of Col. O’Hara, of Ballymany; and has issue six children. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.